Firefighters Respond to Vegetation Fire on South Greeley

Published on July 18, 2022

CHEYENNE – Cheyenne Fire Rescue (CFR) responded to a vegetation fire last Friday, in the 2200 block of S. Greeley Highway. Crews were dispatched at 1:05 p.m., and arrived on the scene at 1:10 p.m. The fire was under control by 1:30 p.m., with the scene cleared by 3 p.m.                                                                                         

One lane remained closed for two hours on South Greeley Highway/US-85 Business Route, while responding CFR units assisted Laramie County Fire District #1 with incident command, structure protection, fire extinguishment, and post-fire mop-op.

Officials said the fire burned 1.5 to 2 acres of grass, brush, and trees before the fire was extinguished. No structures were damaged, and no injuries were reported. However, one parked/stored vehicle was damaged, with estimated damages at $6,000.

The cause of the fire is unknown and remains under investigation.

CFR would like to remind all community members to be especially careful with fire, sparks, smoking, etc., during the very hot and extremely dry days of late summer.

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